Phonopolis

{{Sources exist|date=May 2023}} {{Short description|2026 video game}} {{dmy|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox video game | title = Phonopolis | image = Phonopolis cover.jpg | caption = | developer = [[Amanita Design]] | publisher = Amanita Design | engine = | platforms = {{ubl|[[Windows]]|[[macOS]]}} | released = 20 May 2026 | genre = [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]], [[Adventure game|adventure]] | modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] | producer = | designer = | programmer = | artist = | writer = | composer = }} '''''Phonopolis''''' is a point and click [[Adventure game#Puzzle adventure games|adventure puzzle]] video game, developed by Czech company [[Amanita Design]] and released in May 2026.

==Plot== Felix, an inconspicuous young garbage collector, lives in Phonopolis; a city ruled by the authoritarian Leader. He unknowingly faces a great threat with his fellow citizens. Leader created a system of amplions through which he sends subliminal commands, and with them he leads the whole society to perfection. But behind what may have been a noble pursuit of a perfect community in its seed lies slavery, and after finding a pair of headphones, which are able to suppress the amplions' noise, Felix realizes that the pursuit of the Absolute Tone, to which the Leader has dedicated his life, may end in disaster. So he decides to thwart all Leader's plans and make sure that the society survives in its imperfection.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Wheeler |first1=CJ |date=2022-05-18 |title=Phonopolis is a playful dystopian adventure from Amanita Design |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/phonopolis-is-a-playful-dystopian-adventure-from-amanita-design |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="idnes">{{cite web |last=Zach |first=Ondřej |date=2026-02-12 |title=Vyzkoušejte Phonopolis, novou českou hru od tvůrců legendárního Machinaria |trans-title=Try out Phonopolis, a new Czech game from the creators of the legendary Machinarium |url=https://www.idnes.cz/hry/novinky/phonopolis-demo-fyzicka-edice.A260212_083124_bw-novinky_oz |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=Idnes.cz |language=Czech}}</ref>

==Gameplay== ''Phonopolis'' is a point and click [[Adventure game#Puzzle adventure games|adventure puzzle game]], mixing exploration with puzzles. The game's [[voice acting]] was released in [[English language|English]], with subtitles in other 15 languages. A month after the release, Czech voice acting was also supposed to be added.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dokument Constructing Phonopolis mapuje dlouhý vývoj novinky od Amanity. Po vydání dojde i na český dabing - INDIAN |url=https://indian-tv.cz/clanek/dokument-constructing-phonopolis-mapuje-dlouhy-vyvoj-3kvcib |publisher=Indian-tv.cz |date=18 May 2026 |language=cs}}</ref>

==Development== Phonopolis was originally developed by Hammeware.<ref name="zakulisi new game">{{cite web |last=Hajda |first=Patrik |date=2017-08-30 |title=Podívejte se do zákulisí vývoje českých her. Na Steamu vyšel dokument New Game |trans-title=Take a look behind the scenes of the development of Czech games. The New Game documentary is out on Steam |url=https://games.tiscali.cz/novinky/podivejte-se-do-zakulisi-vyvoje-ceskych-her-na-steamu-vysel-dokument-new-game-302270 |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=Games.cz |language=cs}}</ref> The project caught interest of [[Jakub Dvorský]] from [[Amanita Design]] and in 2016 development moved under Amanita Design.<ref name="vortex 180522">{{Cite web |last=Princ |first=Zdeněk |date=2022-05-18 |title=Phonopolis má přinést čerstvý vítr do produkce Amanity |trans-title=Phonopolis is supposed to bring a breath of fresh air to Amanita's production |url=https://www.vortex.cz/phonopolis-ma-prinest-cerstvy-vitr-do-produkce-amanity/ |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=Vortex |language=cs}}</ref> The game was officially announced on 18 May 2022.<ref name="Gematsu 180523">{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=18 May 2022 |title=Amanita Design announces adventure game Phonopolis |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/amanita-design-announces-adventure-game-phonopolis |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=Gematsu}}</ref><ref name="futuregamereleases 180523">{{cite web |last1=Kachurova |first1=Ivana |title=Phonopolis Announced For PC And Other Platforms |url=https://www.futuregamereleases.com/2022/05/phonopolis-announced-for-pc-and-other-platforms/ |website=Future Game Releases |access-date=25 May 2023 |date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=25 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525072349/https://www.futuregamereleases.com/2022/05/phonopolis-announced-for-pc-and-other-platforms/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The game differs from previous titles by Amanita Design with its graphics. While previous games used 2D graphics Phonopolis uses 3D graphics, made from real paper and then digitized. The game refers to interwar avant-garde artistic trends, such as [[Constructivism (art)|constructivism]], [[futurism]] or [[suprematism]].<ref name="vortex 180522" /><ref name="Polygon 180523">{{cite web |last1=Diaz |first1=Ana |title=Machinarium developer's next game will be built with stunning 3D dioramas |url=https://www.polygon.com/23098775/phonopolis-amanita-design-3d-game-pc-mac-steam |website=Polygon |access-date=25 May 2023 |date=18 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="radio prague">{{Cite web |last=Fraňková |first=Ruth |date=26 March 2024 |title=Amanita Design's Phonopolis game wins prestigious prize in San Francisco |url=https://english.radio.cz/amanita-designs-phonopolis-game-wins-prestigious-prize-san-francisco-8812364 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |website=[[Radio Prague International]] |quote=Under Amanita the project has been in development for over eight years already and it's probably going to take another two years to complete.}}</ref> A playable demo version consisting of a few beginning scenes was released on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on 11 February 2026. The full game was released on 20 May 2026.<ref>{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2026/04/phonopolis-launches-may-20 |title=Phonopolis launches May 20 |work=Gematsu |date=29 April 2026 |access-date=29 April 2026}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{Official website|https://amanita-design.net/games/phonopolis.html}}

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